A community must develop a vision in order to address sustainability. A community visioning process can often provide guidance for citizens who are unclear about a future course. This section identifies alternative approaches and resources that can assist the visioning process.
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Alliance for National Renewal, National Civic League, 1445 Market Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80202-1717, Tel: 303.571.4343, Fax: 303.571.4404, Email: ncl@ncl.org , Website: http://www.ncl.org/anr/. ANR is a coalition of over 180 national and local organizations dedicated to the principles of community renewal. ANR offers assistance to communities that want to start community renewal alliances and shares inspiration, ideas, tools, and collaborative processes through conferences, publications, technical assistance, and the World Wide Web.
Center for Chesapeake Communities, 209 West Street, Suite 201, Annapolis, MD 21401, Tel: 410.267.8595, Fax: 410.267.8597, Email: shall@chesapeakecommunities.org , Website: http://www.chesapeakecommunities.org. The CCC provides local governments in the Chesapeake Bay watershed with technical and financial assistance. It serves as a clearinghouse of models, tools, and strategies pertaining to stormwater management, site planning, pollution prevention, etc. that local governments are successfully utilizing to implement restoration and protection activities. It is building a network of local governments and their partners to build awareness and implementation of sustainable communities in the Chesapeake Bay waters! hed.
Center for Livable Communities, 1414 K Street, Suite 250, Sacramento, CA 95814, Tel: 916.448.1198; 800.290.8202, Website: http://www.lgc.org/center/index.html. The Center, a national initiative of the Local Government Commission, helps local governments and community leaders be proactive in their land use and transportation planning and adopt programs and policies that lead to more livable and resource-efficient land use patterns.
City of Santa Monica, Sustainable City Program, 200 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, CA 90401, Tel: 310.458.2227, Fax: 310.393.1279, Email: dean-kubani@ci.santa-monica.ca.us , Website: http://www.ci.santa-monica.ca.us/environment. This site contains detailed information about Santa Monica's sustainable programs and policies, sustainability indicators, and resources. Copies of the '94 Sustainable City Program document and the '96 Sustainable City Progress Report can be downloaded.
Communities by Choice, 427 Chesnut Street, Suite 4, Berea, KY 40403-1547, Tel: 859.985.1763, Fax: 859.985.9063, Email: info@CommunitiesbyChoice.org, Website: www.CommunitiesbyChoice.org. Communities by Choice is a national network of communities, organizations and individuals committed to learning and practicing sustainable development. Its website contains extensive resources and case studies.
Dialogue to Action Initiative, Website: http://www.thataway.org/dialogue. The Dialogue to Action Initiative seeks to promote the dialogue process by providing a central location on the web for information and resources of interest to the dialogue community as a whole.
Education for Sustainable Communities in Ohio, Ohio State University Extension, Community Development, Tel: 800.589.8292 (Ohio only); or 614.292.1868, Website: http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~esco/index.html. This project helps Ohio communities adopt and expand sustainable development initiatives. It emphasizes the development of creative processes to assist communities as they approach sustainable development.
Hawai'i Community Services Council, 680 Iwilei Road, Suite 665, Honolulu, HI 96817-5317, Tel: 808.529.0466, Fax: 808.529.0477, Email: info@hcsc-hawaii.org, Website: http://www.hcsc-hawaii.org The Council convenes and connects diverse people of all ages and organizations, facilitating processes through which combinations of interests and assets can work together to create and sustain strong communities throughout the islands.
International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), City Hall, East Tower, 8th floor 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON M5H 2N2, Tel: 416.392.1462, Fax: 416.392.1478, Email: iclei@iclei.org, Website: http://www.iclei.org. ICLEI is the international environmental agency for local governments. It serves as a clearinghouse on sustainable development and environmental protection polices, programs and techniques, initiates joint projects or campaigns among groups of local governments, organizes training programs, and publishes reports and technical manuals on state of the art environmental management practices.
Livable Communities Initiative, Website: http://www.livablecommunities.gov. This initiative, developed by the Clinton-Gore administration, seeks to provide communities with the tools, information, and resources they can use to enhance their quality of life, ensure their economic competitiveness, and build a stronger sense of community. The website offers information, tools and resources, and links to federal agency initiatives.
The Livable Tucson Vision Program, Tel: 520.791.4675, Email: jlaswicl@ci.tucson.az.us , Website: http://www.ci.tucson.az.us/livable.html. This program lays the groundwork for a new vision and the development of specific strategies and indicators that will guide the city's budget process in balancing the economic, social and environmental concerns of their communities and improving the quality of life.
Millenium Eco-Communities: Resources for Community Action, Website: http://www.ec.gc.ca/eco/main_e.htm. This initiative, sponsored by Environment Canada, brings together resources for those interested in making a difference in their local community. The site provides information on environmental issues, best practices, tools, tips, and networking opportunities.
Models of Sustainability, Website: http://www.greensense.com/GR_MOD.HTM. This website contains a collection of examples of how people are making their visions of sustainability real.
Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED), 433 Chestnut Street, Berea, KY 40403, Tel: 606.986.2373, Fax: 606.986.1299, Email: info@maced.org, Website: http://www.maced.org. MACED provides opportunities and resources to help citizens build sustainable, healthy, equitable, democratic, and prosperous communities in Kentucky and Central Appalachia. It combines research and public policy analysis with technical assistance and financial investments to stimulate development that benefits low-income people.
National Charrette Institute (NCI), 321 SW 4th, Suite 800, Portland, OR 97204, Tel: 503.228.9240, Fax: 503.228.2010, Email: info@charretteinstitute.org, Website: http://www.charretteinstitute.org. NCI is a non-profit organization that trains professionals in the Charrette process and facilitates afffordable Charrettes for qualifying communities
National Civic League (NCL), 1445 Market Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80202-1728, Tel: 303.571.4343, Fax: 303.571.4404, Email: ncl@ncl.org , Website: http://www.ncl.org. The NCL advocates a new civic agenda to create communities that work for everyone and promotes the principles of collaborative problem-solving and consensus-based decision making. Its Healthy Communities Program provides technical assistance, facilitation of the healthy communities process, and leadership training.
NextStep, Website: http://www.nextstep.state.mn.us. This web site of the Minnesota Sustainable Communities Network seeks to provide users with a way to post and share information related to sustainability (particularly for Minnesota) and to provide access to assistance.
Resource Renewal Institute (RRI), Fort Mason Center, Pier 1, San Francisco, CA 94123, Tel: 415.928.3774, Fax: 415.928.6529, Website: http://www.rri.org . RRI assists governments and other sectors in the implementation of Green Plans, which are long-term, comprehensive environmental strategies.
Silicon Valley 2010 Vision, Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network, 99 Almaden Blvd, Suite 700, San Jose, CA 95113-1605, Tel: 408.271.7213, Fax: 408.271.7214, Email: jvsvoffice@aol.com , Website: http://www.jointventure.org. The goal of this Joint Venture Silicon Valley Network initiative is to craft a vision, goals, and progress measures for Silicon Valley.
Southern California Council on Environment and Development (SCCED), 626 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90401, Tel: 310.455.1603, Fax: 310.455.3011, Email: scced@scced.org , Website: http://www.scced.org. SCCED works through facilitated task forces, forums, and conferences toward building consensus on programs and polices to protect the environment, strengthen the economy, and ensure equity for Southern California's 15 million residents.
Sustainable Oahu Initiative, 200 N. Vineyard Boulevard, Suite 415, Honolulu, HI, Tel: 808.521.3861, Fax: 808.539.3555 This collaborative project between the Oahu Economic Development Board and the Hawaii Community Services Council seeks island solutions for the economy, the environment, and quality of life.
Sustainable Racine, P.O. Box 725, Racine, WI 53401-0725, Tel: 414.632.6440, Website: http://www.sustainable-racine.org. Sustainable Racine is a comprehensive sustainable community initiative established to help bring to reality a vision of what the residents of Racine, WI, would like Racine to be.
Sustainable City, PO Box 460236, San Francisco, CA 94146, Tel: 415.285.6106, Fax: 415.437.1645, Email: sustainable@igc.org, Website: http://www.sustainable-city.org. This city-wide initiative is dedicated to achieving a sustainable future for San Francisco.
Sustainability Education Project, Izaak Walton League of America, 707 Conservation Lane, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, Tel: 301.548.0150, Fax: 301.548.0146, Email: general@iwla.org , Website: http://www.iwla.org/sep/index.html. The Izaak Walton League's Sustainability Education Project was formed to help bring human population growth, economic development, and natural resource consumption into balance with the limits of nature.
The Sonoran Institute, 7650 E. Broadway, Suite 203, Tucson, AZ 85710, Tel: 520.290.0828, Fax: 520.290.0969, Email: si_info@sonoran.org , Website: http://www.sonoran.org The Sonoran Institute promotes community-based strategies that preserve the ecological integrity of protected lands, and at the same time meet the economic aspirations of adjoining landowners and communities.
Thomas Jefferson Sustainability Council, Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission, 300 East Main Street, P.O. Box 1505, Charlottesville, VA 22902-1505, Tel: 804.979.7310, Fax: 804.979.1597, Email: tjpdc@monticello.avenue.gen.va.us , Website: http://monticello.avenue.gen.va.us/Gov/TJPDC/sustain.html. The Council, a committee of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission, has a three-year mission to develop a "Sustainability Compact" among citizens, businesses, organizations, and governments in the region to build a sustainable future.
Tools for a Sustainable Community: One-Stop Guide for U.S. Local Governments, International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), City Hall, East Tower, 8th floor, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON M5H 2N2, Tel: 416.392.1462, Fax: 416.392.1478, Email: iclei@iclei.org , Website: http://www.iclei.org/la21/onestop.htm. This section of the ICLEI website identifies resources from the federal government and other agencies (technical assistance, funding, publications, and Internet sites) that can help local governments create sustainable communities.
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Action Coalition for Global Change. Building A Sustainable Community: An Organizer's Handbook. (California: Action Coalition for Global Change ). This handbook can be used as a primer to educate people on sustainability or as a guide to create a full sustainable community project. To obtain this resource contact ACGC at: 415.341.1126.
Ames, Steve C. Guide to Community Visioning. (Chicago, IL: APA Planners Press, 1998; rev. ed.). This book, a product of the Oregon Visions Project, helps citizens understand the connection between the kind of place they want their community to be and the policies that will support their vision. It shows how to design and implement an effective visioning process, while providing ideas on how to use graphics in visioning. To obtain this resource contact Planners Book Service, 122 S. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60603; Tel: 312.786.6344; Fax: 312.431.9985; Website: http://www.planning.org/bookstore.
Bernstein, Scott. Using the Hidden Assets of America's Communities and Regions to Ensure Sustainable Communities. This paper discusses the benefits to communities that can be achieved by recognizing the assets of cities and regions, removing the barriers to asset valuation, and implementing new tools to gain marketplace recognition of these assets held in common. This resource can be found online at: http://www.cnt.org.
Berry, Wendell. Community in 17 Sensible Steps. In this speech delivered in November 1994 Wendell Berry suggests a set of rules for a sustainable local community to follow in order to function. This resource can be found online at: http://www.utne.com.
Calthorpe, Peter. "Ahwahnee Principles". (Sacramento, CA: Local Government Commission, 1990). This is a statement of community and regional principles of sustainability and implementation strategy. This resource can be found online at: http://www.lgc.org/freepub/land_use/principles.html.
Centre for Community Enterprise. Tools, Strategies, & Structures for Community Renewal (CONTACT series, Vol. 1). In these articles, selected from practitioner reports in Making Waves: Canada's CED Magazine, 20 managers, directors, trainers, and planners explain processes and concepts they have applied to revive local authority and action. A broad spectrum of community situations is addressed. To obtain this resource contact The CED Bookshop, CCE Publications, PO Box 1161, Port Alberni, B.C. V9Y 7MI, Canada; Tel: 888.255.6779; Fax: 250.723.1922.
Center for Rural Pennsylvania. Planning for the Future: A Handbook on Community Visioning. This guide helps communities to begin thinking about and planning for the future. Its focus is on the process of visioning, not the outcome: defining and creating vision, elements of successful visioning, and helpful case studies. To obtain this resource contact the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, 212 Locust Street, Suite 604, Harrisburg, PA 17101; Tel: 717.787.9555; Fax: 717.772.3587; Website: http://www.ruralpa.org.
City of San Francisco Commission on the Environment, The. The Sustainability Plan for the City of San Francisco. (San Francisco, CA: 1997). This comprehensive outline of a visionary sustainability program passed by the City of San Francisco states general goals, objectives for the year 2002, and specific actions for the city to address in order to develop an economically, socially, and environmentally healthy city. Although the plan was drafted specifically for San Francisco, it contains a wealth of ideas that could be applied to virtually any community seeking to achieve a more sustainable future. To obtain this resource contact the Commission on the Environment, City and County of San Francisco, 1540 Market Street, Suite 160, San Francisco, CA 94102; Tel: 415.554.6390; Fax: 415.554.6393. This resource can be found online at: http://www.sustainable-city.org
Condon, Patrick et al. Sustainable Urban Landscapes: The Surrey Design Charrette. (Vancouver, BC: UBC Press, 1996). This book contains the results of an international design charrette for sustainable urban landscapes. Design experts in sustainable community design were brought in from all parts of the USA and Canada to work in teams producing four complete designs for a community of 10,000 persons on a 400-acre site in Surrey, BC. The book contains over 100 color plans, sections, photos, and perspective of the four designs. To obtain this resource call: 800.668.0821.
English, Mary R., Jean H. Peretz and Melissa J. Manderschied. Smart Growth for Tennessee Towns and Counties: A Process Guide. (Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee, 1999). This guide summarizes the basic steps in a smart growth visioning and planning process and includes two case studies and an extensive list of resources. To obtain this resource contact the Energy, Environment and Resources Center, 311 Conference Center Building, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-4134; Tel: 423.974.4251; Fax: 423.974.1838; Email: menglish@utk.edu. This resource can be found online at: http://eerc.ra.utk.edu/smart.htm.
Fodor, Eben V. Better Not Bigger: How to Take Control of Urban Growth and Improve Your Community. (Gabriola Island, BC: New Society Publishers, 1998). This resource provides insights, ideas and tools to empower citizens to resist rapid growth and develop a sustainable vision for their community that is an attractive alternative.
Grisham, Vaughn and Rob Gurwitt. Hand in Hand: Community and Economic Development in Tupelo. (Aspen, CO: Aspen Institute, 1999). This book presents a "can do" case study that highlights the roles of visionary leadership and community organizing that wove together the interests of businesses and tenant farmers in a small Mississippi town, giving rise to an industrial and educational renaissance. To obtain this resource contact Aspen Institute Publications, PO Box 222, Queenstown, MD 21658; Tel: 202.736.5804; Fax: 410.827.9174; Internet: http://www.aspeninst.org/rural.
Hempel, Lamont C. Sustainable Communities: From Vision to Action. (Claremont, CA: Claremont Graduate University, 1998). This booklet addresses the role of healthy communities in restoring social and ecological balance in our individual lives and in our collective search for enduring forms of justice, prosperity, security, and environmental quality. It is about a vision of sustainability and its application to community. To obtain this resource contact the School of Politics and Economics, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA 91711-6163.
Hempel, Marilyn. Community Sustainability Survey: Is Your Community Becoming More -- Or Less -- Sustainable?. (Claremont, CA: League of Women Voters Population Coalition, 1996). To obtain this resource contact the LWV Population Coalition, 1476 N. Indian Hill Boulevard, Claremont, CA 91711.
Hesselbein, Frances, Marshall Goldsmith, Richard Beckhard, Richard F. Schubert, eds. The Community of the Future. (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1998). This collection of essays explores what is important about our communities today, how they will look tomorrow, and what we can do to prepare for the challenges of the future.
Hren, Benedict J. and Nick Bartolomeo. "Coming to Terms with Sustainability". Environments for Life Conservation Issues Forum Series. (Izaak Walton League of America, March l997). The Izaak Walton League of America created this conservation issues guide to help people organize and conduct a discussion about sustainability.
Hannum, Hildegaarde, ed. People, Land, and Community: Collected E.F. Schumacher Society Lectures. This collection features works by various prophets of citizen initiative in response to environmental and economic degradation. Topics explore the importance of sustainability, community, and healthy, local economies. To obtain this resource contact The CED Bookshop, CCE Publications, PO Box 1161, Port Alberni, B.C. V9Y 7MI, Canada; Tel: 888.255.6779; Fax: 250.723.1922.
International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI). The Local Agenda 21 Planning Guide: An Introduction to Sustainable Development Planning. (Toronto, Canada: International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives, 1996). The Local Agenda 21 Planning Guide has been prepared to assist local governments and their local partners to learn and undertake the challenging task of sustainable development planning. The Guide offers tested and practical advice on how local governments can implement the United Nation's Agenda 21 action plan for sustainable development. To obtain this resource contact ICLEI, PO Box 8500, Ottowa, M5H 2N2, Canada, Tel: 416.392.1462.
Krizek, Kevin. A Planners Guide to Sustainable Development (Planning Advisory Service Report Number 467). (Chicago, IL: American Planning Association, 1998). This report serves to describe sustainable development, overview global progress, propose strategy for local initiatives, and serve as a reference to more specific reviews of this topic. To obtain this resource contact the American Planning Association, 122 S. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60603; Tel: 312.431.9100; Fax: 312.431.9985.
Les Cheneaux Economic Forum 1998. A Plan for Les Cheneaux: Where Nature, Economy and Community Come Together. This booklet traces the development of the Les Cheneaux Economic Forum project, which was formed in 1996 to protect and improve the quality of life in Les Cheneaux in the Great Lakes region of Michigan. To obtain this resource contact Linda Hudson or John Griffin, Les Cheneaux Economic Forum, P.O. Box 10, Cedarville, MI 49719; Tel: 906.484.3935.
Lewis, Mike and Frank Green. Strategic Planning: For the Community Economic Development Practitioner. (Port Alberni, BC: Centre for Community Enterprise). This step-by-step planning guide uses a case study to illustrate analyses and decision-making of sound strategic planning. A companion workshop manual is available at an additional cost. To obtain this resource contact The CED Bookshop, CCE Publications, PO Box 1161, Port Alberni, B.C. V9Y 7MI, Canada; Tel: 888.255.6779; Fax: 250.723.1922.
Maser, Chris. Sustainable Community Development: Principles and Concepts. (Delray, FL: St. Lucie Press, September 1996). This publication describes sustainable community development as a community-directed process of development that is based on human values, active learning, shared communication and cooperation, within a fluid system, void of quick fixes .
McDonough, William. "Hannover Principles". This resource can be found online at: http://minerva.acc.virginia.edu/~arch/pub/hannover_list.html.
Medoff, Peter and Holly Sklar. Streets of Hope: The Fall and Rise of an Urban Neighborhood. (Boston, MA: South End Press, 1994). This book describes the revitalization of the Dudley Street Neighborhood in Boston through community empowerment.
Morrish, William R and Catherine R Brown. Planning To Stay: Learning to See the Physical Features of Your Neighborhood. (Milkweed Editions, 1994). This handbook helps neighborhoods understand their physical surroundings and create a vision for future development and change.
National Center for Environmental Decision-Making Research (NCEDR), University of Tennessee. Community Sustainable Development: Assets, Challenges, and Needs. (Knoxville, TN: 1999). This report presents the results of interviews conducted with representatives from eleven communities to determine the assets and challenges of sustainable development initiatives and project strategies, and to assess community needs during all phases of sustainability-related projects. To obtain this resource contact NCEDR, 314 Conference Center Building, Knoxville, TN 37996-4138; Tel: 423.974.3939; Fax: 423.974.4609. This resource can be found online at: http://www.ncedr.org/pdf/ncedr98-17.pdf.
National Civic League. The Community Visioning and Strategic Handbook. (1996). This 53-page handbook explains the community visioning process, both the rationale behind it and how to do it. To obtain this resource contact the National Civic League, 1445 Market Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80202; Tel: 800.223.6004.
The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE). Achieving Sustainable Communities: Science and Solutions.(2002). A Report from the second National Conference on Science, Policy, and the Environment released by The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE). This far-reaching document underscores new approaches for creating strong economies and healthy communities and provides constructive approaches to address complex issues such as economic development versus ecosystem protection. Available online at cnie.org/NCSEconference/2001conference/report/page.cfm?FID=1692. Editors of the report have also created a list of the "Top 10 Keys To Sustainable Communities." These "Keys" identify the crucial aspects of achieving sustainable communities at the local, regional and national levels. To receive a printed copy of the conference report, send your name and mailing address to conference@NCSEonline.org.
The Nature Conservancy, Center for Compatible Economic Development. Pathways: Building a Local Initiative for Compatible Economic Development.(1999). This publication, based on a successful approach in Northampton County, VA, and other communities, describes how to build a collaborative, broadly-based vision for enhancing a community's quality of life. It shows how to develop strategies that address key threats, build on local comparative advantages and increase the community's capacity to meet the needs of all citizens. To obtain this resource contact CCED, 7 East Market Street, Suite 210, Leesburg, VA 20176; Tel: 703.779.1728; Fax: 703.779.1746; Email: cced@tnc.org. This resource can be found online at: http://www.cced.org/Pathways.htm.
Norwood, Ken and Kathleen Smith. Rebuilding Community in America: Housing for Ecological Living, Personal Empowerment, and the New Extended Family. (Berkeley, CA: Shared Living Resource Center, 1995). This book is about new patterns in innovative home design, more cooperative relationships, energy and materials-conserving lifestyles, and stronger mutual support. To obtain this resource contact Shared Living Resource Center, 2337 Parker Street, Suite 9, Berkeley, CA 94704-2841; Tel: 510.548.6608; Fax: 510.841.5731, Email:slrcnorwood@igc.org.
Ontario Roundtable on Environment and Economy. Sustainable Communities Resource Package. (Ontario: Ontario Roundtable on Environment and Economy, April 1995). This document is intended for communities and groups working on sustainability in all its forms, including environmental, social, health and economic initiatives. This resource can be found online at: http://www.web.net/ortee/scrp.
Payne, Karen and Deborah Fryman. Cultivating Community: Principles and Practices for Community Gardening as a Community-Building Tool. (Philadelphia, PA: American Community Gardening Association, 2001). This resource guide showcases how community gardening programs can advance community development, empower local leadership and nurture families, strengthen economic development, and improve overall quality of life. It provides tips on how to approach community gardening as an organizing tool and features stories and case studies from gardens around the country. To obtain this resource contact the American Community Gardening Association, 100 N. 20th Street, 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1495; Web site: http://www.communitygarden.org.
Perry, Stewart E. and Mike Lewis. Reinventing the Local Economy: What 10 Canadian Initiatives Can Teach Us About Building Creative, Inclusive, & Sustainable Communities. This book gives a detailed examination of 10 Canadian initiatives, from Cape Breton to Vancouver, and reflects experience in such sectors as credit unions, labor, co-ops, government, and various community organizations committed to fighting poverty through community economic development. To obtain this resource contact The CED Bookshop, CCE Publications, PO Box 1161, Port Alberni, B.C. V9Y 7MI, Canada; Tel: 888.255.6779; Fax: 250.723.1922.
Study Circles Resource Center. Building Strong Neighborhoods: A Study Circle Guide for Public Dialogue and Community Problem Solving. (Pomfret, CT: Topsfield Foundation, Inc., 1998). This guide helps organizers use study circles - small-group, democratic discussions - to help people address ways to strengthen their sense of community and build better neighborhoods. To obtain this resource contact the Study Circles Resource Center, P.O. Box 203, Pomfret, CT 06258; Tel: 860.928.2616; Fax: 860.928.3713; Email: scrc@neca.com.
Wates, Nick, ed. The Community Planning Handbook: How people can shape their cities, towns and villages in any part of the world. (London, UK: Earthscan Publications, 2000). This book is the starting point for all involved in shaping their local environment. It features an accessible how-to-do-it style, best practice information on effective methods, checklists, sample documents, and a Scenarios section that demonstrates how the various methods described can be mixed and matched to meet the unique circumstances found in any community. To obtain this resource contact Earthscan, 120 Pentonville Road, London N1 9BR, UK; Tel: Littlehampton Book services, +44 (0) 1903 828800; Email: orders@lbsltd.co.uk; Website: http://www.earthscan.co.uk.
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Alliance for Sustainable Communities, Annapolis, Md.; An alliance of citizens, government officials, businesses, educators, and civic organizations conducted public summit meetings and sponsored improvements in the Annapolis area.
Beartooth Front Community Forum, Red Lodge, Mont.; Citizens in a small town are working together to make their community more sustainable, using a visioning workshop, water quality monitoring, a youth program, and a new master plan.
Boulder County Healthy Communities Initiative, Boulder, Colo.; A mid-sized community formed a large committee of local stakeholders to develop a plan for a sustainable future, including education and outreach programs, indicators and priorities.
Chattanooga Visioning, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Through their two visioning projects, Vision 2000 and ReVision 2000, the citizens of Chattanooga have been able to express their concerns and help create objectives for the future of their city.
Lander Valley: 2020, Lander, Wyo.; The Chamber of Commerce in a small rural community joined with local residents in a visioning process to plan a sustainable future for their town, task forces are working on proposed solutions
Vision for a Greater New Haven, New Haven, Conn.; A citizen's coalition, led by local religious groups, organized an ongoing community-wide visioning process, a number of significant initiatives are already underway.
Wrangell 2001, Wrangell, Alaska; Citizens in the small town of Wrangell worked together to develop plans for a sustainable, value-added timber industry and an enhanced fishing industry.
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